A Holitsch parrot-form jug and cover circa 1760

modelled as a perched bird, its head forming a screw cover, the handle in the form of a twisted ribbon.

The cover: The feather on the top of his head is extremely well restored. There is a short haircrack running up from the rim edge behind its left eye. There is a minuscule chip to the rim edge. The jug: There is some occasional minor chipping/abrasions to the edges of the handle and some very few small areas where the glaze has not taken. There is 3 by 1 inch section at the foot that has been broken off and restored with a made-up material.
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A Holitsch parrot ewer and cover of the same model, marked HH in black, was sold at Christie's New York, January 30, 1988, lot 159. Another similar example, marked HH in manganese, was sold at Sotheby's London, October 18, 1988, lot 320.